SSIS Advanced Interview Questions
  1. How do you handle errors in SSIS?
  2. Explain the use of checkpoints in SSIS and how they can be implemented.
  3. How can you improve the performance of a large data load in SSIS?
  4. How can you handle late-arriving dimensions, or early fact records in SSIS?
  5. How do you handle errors in SSIS? Can you explain the difference between "Ignore Failure", "Redirect Row", and "Fail Component"?
  6. How can you improve the performance of an SSIS package? Can you suggest some best practices?
  7. How can you manage and organize a large number of SSIS packages? Discuss some best practices.
  8. How would you handle late-arriving dimensions or early-arriving facts (also known as "Late Arriving Dimension") in SSIS?
  9. Can you explain how you'd implement incremental data loading in SSIS?
  10. How can you implement a dynamic SQL query as the source of a data flow task in SSIS?
  11. Explain how to implement logging in an SSIS package and how would you use it for debugging purposes?
  12. Can you explain how you'd use variables and parameters in SSIS, and what the difference is between them?
  13. Can you explain how you would implement parallel execution in SSIS to improve ETL performance?
  14. How would you use the Script Component in SSIS and can you differentiate it from the Script Task?
  15. Describe how you can use Event Handlers in SSIS to handle errors or other events.
  16. Can you explain the role of the Data Profiling Task in SSIS and how to interpret its output?
  17. Can you describe the process of implementing incremental data loading in SSIS and explain its advantages?
  18. How can you handle late arriving dimensions, also known as early arriving facts, in SSIS?
  19. What are the considerations when deciding between the Control Flow's "For Loop", "For Each Loop", and "While Loop" containers in SSIS?
  20. How can you achieve parallelism in SSIS to improve package performance?
  21. Can you explain what a BLOB is and how you would handle BLOB data in SSIS?
  22. How can you handle a scenario in SSIS where you need to switch between different data sources at runtime?
  23. How can you make use of the Checkpoints in SSIS?
  24. What is event handling in SSIS and how can you use it to handle errors and warnings in your SSIS packages?
  25. What are Row Transformations and what types of Row Transformations are available in SSIS?
  26. What is a Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD), and how do you handle SCDs in SSIS?
  27. What is a precedence constraint in SSIS and how would you use it in a real-world scenario?
  28. How would you use variables and parameters in SSIS to make your packages more dynamic?
  29. What is the role of a checkpoint in SSIS and how would you configure it?
  30. Can you explain how you would implement logging in SSIS?
  31. What are Event Handlers in SSIS and how can they be useful?
  32. How can you leverage the Script Component in SSIS for custom tasks?
  33. Can you explain the term 'Late Arriving Dimension' or 'Early Arriving Fact' in the context of SSIS and how would you handle it?
  34. How would you handle a large amount of data in SSIS to prevent performance issues?
  35. How would you handle data quality issues in SSIS?
  36. What is the difference between a Merge Join and a Lookup Transformation in SSIS, and when should each be used?